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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4817 Steel

Both S32803 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4817 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4817 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
94.7 to 95.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
3.3 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.040