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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel

Both N08926 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040