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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
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
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
140
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015