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SAE-AISI 1211 Steel vs. EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1211 steel and EN 1.4325 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1211 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4325 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 350
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 580
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 550
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.030 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.23
67.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030