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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A4 Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A4 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0.9 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
92 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030