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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and EN 1.4910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1049 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 450
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
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
16

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
62 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015