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SAE-AISI O2 Steel vs. EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O2 steel and EN 1.4034 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2050
690 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
25 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.8
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants