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SAE-AISI P4 Steel vs. EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P4 steel and EN 1.4305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 1980
610 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
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 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 68
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.0
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 70
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 64
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 5.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.3 to 95.3
66.4 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants