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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. S44330 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T4 steel and S44330 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 T4 steel and the bottom bar is S44330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
72.5 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0