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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 52100 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 52100 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8