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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1042 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015