MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015