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SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F2 steel and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 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 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2360
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.5
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 81
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 71
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.4
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 95.4
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0