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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050