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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1074 steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.030