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SAE-AISI 1078 Steel vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1078 steel and EN 1.4598 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1078 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 780
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 90
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 860
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.72 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.2