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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030