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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and EN 1.4468 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025