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EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both EN 1.4713 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1040 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4713 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 84
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 93
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050