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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both S66286 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants