SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and EN 1.4961 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 (2, 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 1.4961 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
420 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 | |
610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
220 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
890 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
21 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
4.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
57 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
4.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.51 to 0.59 | |
0.040 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
15 to 17 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97 | |
65.6 to 72.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
12 to 14 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.015 |