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SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 720
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 590
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 940
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.34
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030