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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1039 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1039 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
88 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
310 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050