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SAE-AISI 4817 Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4817 steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4817 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 95.9
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030