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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1095 steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1095 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 11
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 370
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6