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SAE-AISI S4 Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S4 steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4981 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
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 77
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 65
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.9
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0