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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0