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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
5.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
4.8 to 5.5
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5