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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4042 Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4042 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
97.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0