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S35125 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4620 Steel

Both S35125 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4620 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S35125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
16 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
320 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
96.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040