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AISI 416Se Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both AISI 416Se stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% 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 416Se stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
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 8.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.9
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040