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S44725 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4037 Steel

Both S44725 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4037 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 71% 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 S44725 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.6 to 73.5
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.018
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.26
0