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SAE-AISI 1536 Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1536 steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 440
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 600
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 98
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 950
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6