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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B44 Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B44 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% 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 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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 17
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
97.5 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040