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SAE-AISI 1144 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1144 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1144 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 430
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 1290
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.48
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 98
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.015