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SAE-AISI 4161 Steel vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4161 steel and S44635 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% 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 S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24.5 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
61.5 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8