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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 450
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015