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SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1340 steel and N08330 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1340 steel and the bottom bar is N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 390
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 440
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 730
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 620
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 1040
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
38.3 to 48.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025