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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A4 Steel

Both S20432 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A4 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.9 to 2.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
92 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.8 to 2.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030