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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F1 steel and EN 1.4938 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4938 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
870 to 1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4

Comparable Variants