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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040