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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both EN 1.4841 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 1.4841 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.46 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050