MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. S20433 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and S20433 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel and the bottom bar is S20433 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
900
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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
64.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030