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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. EN 1.4309 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and EN 1.4309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 SAE-AISI 4130 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
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 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
64.2 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025