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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9260 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 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 9260 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0