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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1040 steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8