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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Both EN 1.4527 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4012 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.090 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040