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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.3543 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
79.1 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
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