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EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4720 Steel

Both EN 1.4035 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4720 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 86.9
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040