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EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both EN 1.4835 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4835 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0.56 to 0.64
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 68.4
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), % 10 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040