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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1017 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025