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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340 Steel

Both S31803 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 4340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
210 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
330 to 740
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
430 to 770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
690 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
470 to 1150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
430
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
79 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
590 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
95.1 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
1.7 to 2.0
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