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AISI 316H Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4815 Steel

Both AISI 316H stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4815 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% 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 AISI 316H stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4815 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 72
94.7 to 95.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040