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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8