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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 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 770 to 2030
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 10
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0