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SAE-AISI S4 Steel vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S4 steel and EN 1.4857 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4857 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2140
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 77
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 48
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 65
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.9
31.4 to 41.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0