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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and EN 1.4589 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4589 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
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
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
78.2 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5