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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and AISI 317LM stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 62% 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 4161 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
54.4 to 64.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030