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SAE-AISI S4 Steel vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S4 steel and S66286 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2140
620 to 1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 77
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 48
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 65
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.5
13.5 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.9
49.1 to 59.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.5

Comparable Variants