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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1095 steel and EN 1.4912 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1095 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015