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SAE-AISI 1043 Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1043 steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 18
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 390
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 430
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 710
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.3

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
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 980
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015