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S42035 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4615 Steel

Both S42035 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4615 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% 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 S42035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4615 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
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 27
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

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 9.5
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.1 to 85
96.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0