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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both EN 1.4910 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2