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SAE-AISI S4 Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S4 steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 S4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 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 72
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.5
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.9
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0