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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Both EN 1.4865 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1021 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
130 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050