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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and EN 1.4501 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0