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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5130 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5130 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
310 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
500 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
330 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
74 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
290 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
97.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040