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AISI 202 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both AISI 202 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 AISI 202 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 300
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 330
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 590
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 980
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 580
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 840
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 71.5
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040