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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
260

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
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010