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SAE-AISI 1151 Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1151 steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 410
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 480
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 660
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.7
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.010