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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both S32101 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 27
55
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.7 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1