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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. S44626 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T4 steel and S44626 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 S44626 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
14
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
25 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
68.1 to 74.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0