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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 81B45 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
250 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
340 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
540 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
77 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
320 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
97 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0