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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040