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SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 94B17 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.6
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030