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SAE-AISI 8740 Steel vs. EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8740 steel and EN 1.4116 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 8740 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4116 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 400
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 670
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 570
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 850
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
81.3 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2