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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% 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 S31060 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
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030