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SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S1 steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1840
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.9
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 42
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 56
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.8
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 96.7
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0