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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35