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S43940 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both S43940 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S43940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 82.1
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0