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SAE-AISI P3 Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P3 steel and EN 1.4028 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 P3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 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 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1980
660 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
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 15 to 70
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 44
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 65
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.4
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants