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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
240 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040