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SAE-AISI 4621 Steel vs. S82013 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4621 steel and S82013 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% 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 4621 steel and the bottom bar is S82013 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
70.5 to 77.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
2.5 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030