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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
690
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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