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EN 1.4410 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both EN 1.4410 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M 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 EN 1.4410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
690
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66.8
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.5
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1