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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both EN 1.4597 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
690
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1