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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
290 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
760 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
460 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
81 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
560 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
97.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050