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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S2 steel are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5