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SAE-AISI 4130 Steel vs. S43932 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4130 steel and S43932 stainless 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel and the bottom bar is S43932 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 300
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 26
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 660
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 640
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1040
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440 to 980
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 180
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 2550
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 31
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.2
76.7 to 83
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.75