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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050