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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1118 Steel

Both EN 1.4742 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1118 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.13