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SAE-AISI 1025 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1025 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 28
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 280
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 310
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 500
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 110
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.03 to 99.48
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0