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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A8 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 A8 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
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
9.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
88.5 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.7
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
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5