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SAE-AISI 1030 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1030 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 1030 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 590
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 650
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.34
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.12
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
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