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SAE-AISI S4 Steel vs. AISI 321H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S4 steel and AISI 321H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2140
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 77
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 65
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.9
65.4 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0