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SAE-AISI 4047 Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4047 steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 SAE-AISI 4047 steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.5
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030