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SAE-AISI A2 Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A2 steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2040
1690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.4 to 93.3
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants