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SAE-AISI 4340M Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4340M steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 4340M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 710
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 1360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2340
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4120
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 84
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 70
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 93.3 to 94.8
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0