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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
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
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 10
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0