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SAE-AISI 4137 Steel vs. S44626 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4137 steel and S44626 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% 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 4137 steel and the bottom bar is S44626 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.9
68.1 to 74.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0