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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
6.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3