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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1043 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
650 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
350 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
320 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050