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EN 1.0345 Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0345 steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.0345 steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 99.38
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0