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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1040 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050