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AISI 347H Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4615 Steel

Both AISI 347H stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4615 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 347H stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4615 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
320
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
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
96.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
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