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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 9254 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030