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EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4024 stainless steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 660
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.9
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030