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SAE-AISI 4340M Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4340M steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 18
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1360
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2340
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4120
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 84
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 70
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.3 to 94.8
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.45
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0