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S44401 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4142 Steel

Both S44401 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4142 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% 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 S44401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4142 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 75.1 to 80.6
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0