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EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both EN 1.4864 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 51
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1