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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel

Both EN 1.4945 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1108 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1108 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 350
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
250 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
380 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
220 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
95 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
130 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
98.9 to 99.24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.13
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0