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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 A9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 10
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0