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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and EN 1.4595 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
10
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0