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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0