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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1