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SAE-AISI A2 Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A2 steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2040
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.4 to 93.3
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.5
0