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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and EN 1.4864 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 A9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

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
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 10
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
41.7 to 51
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0