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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040