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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1548 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
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 200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0