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SAE-AISI 1043 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1043 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 430
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 710
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 600
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 980
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
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 0.010