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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.4410 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.4410 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
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
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
58.1 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.35
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