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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
13 to 49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
110 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015