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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.3940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020