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SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1084 steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 370
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 89
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 960
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 30
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.6
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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