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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 T2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
15
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0