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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
340 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040