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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and EN 1.4578 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 (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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
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 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015