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EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4145 Steel

Both EN 1.4523 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4145 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4523 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4145 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 80.2
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0