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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
120
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 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015