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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 52100 steel and EN 1.4980 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% 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 52100 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
13.5 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
49.2 to 58.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5