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S42010 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both S42010 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 S42010 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
410 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 80.9 to 85.6
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.85
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040