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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A9 steel and S44535 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 10
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0