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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015