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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M52 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3