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EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4042 Steel

Both EN 1.4713 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4042 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
400
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 23
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 84
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 93
97.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040