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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4118 Steel

Both S31803 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4118 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
97.5 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040