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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F1 steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 F1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4301 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
610 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0

Comparable Variants