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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and EN 1.4000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
83.9 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015