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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F1 steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 F1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 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 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3