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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0