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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5145 Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5145 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5145 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
97.3 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040