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SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 81B45 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 81B45 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, % 12 to 24
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 350
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 670
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
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 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
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 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 840
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.48
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.55
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8