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SAE-AISI 4815 Steel vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4815 steel and S24000 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4815 steel and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 95.9
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030