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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A4 Steel

Both EN 1.4982 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A4 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 67

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.9 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
92 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
1.8 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0