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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Both EN 1.4980 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5140 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 630
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
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
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0