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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
240 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants