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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 12L14 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
280 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
64 to 93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
16 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
97.9 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.090
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.26 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0