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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1095 steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1095 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 11
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 370
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
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