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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and EN 1.5414 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0