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SAE-AISI 1547 Steel vs. EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1547 steel and EN 1.4451 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 1547 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 800
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

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
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.51
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.2
56.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025