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EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both EN 1.4922 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4922 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.2
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0