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S35125 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Both S35125 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P4 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
4.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
68

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030