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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and EN 1.4912 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 9254 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015