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SAE-AISI 4142 Steel vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4142 steel and S34565 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.8
43.2 to 51.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010