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SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F2 steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 F2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2360
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.5
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 81
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.4
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 95.4
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0