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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

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
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5