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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

Both EN 1.4378 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T1 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
45
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
20 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.65 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
73.2 to 77.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3