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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
340 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
240 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040