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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI L3 steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 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 L3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0