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SAE-AISI 4012 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4012 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 SAE-AISI 4012 steel and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.14
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 98.9
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030