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SAE-AISI 1144 Steel vs. AISI 429 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1144 steel and AISI 429 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1144 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 430
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 40
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 840
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.5
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 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 110
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 1290
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.48
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 98
81.8 to 86
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.030