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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
340 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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), % 0.2 to 1.1
0