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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5147 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5147 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5147 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.46 to 0.51
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0.85 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040