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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A7 steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 A7 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 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 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
1030 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0

Comparable Variants