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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and EN 1.4913 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
320 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
480 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
600 to 1860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
84.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3