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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4720 Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4720 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
96.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040