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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 520
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015