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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
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 to 0.050