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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
330 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
690 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
470 to 1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
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 16
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
79 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
590 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
95.1 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040