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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 9255 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 430
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
41.2 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015