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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1524 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
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 to 0.050
0 to 0.015