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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5130 steel and EN 1.4429 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015