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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and N08028 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
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 0.030