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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.4630 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0