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EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both EN 1.4848 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 EN 1.4848 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 55.7
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040