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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and EN 1.4922 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4922 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
83.5 to 88.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35