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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 4340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
330 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
690 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
470 to 1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
79 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
590 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
95.1 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
1.7 to 2.0
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