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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 52100 steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015