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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and S40930 stainless 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 EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2