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SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A4 steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2050
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 67
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 2.2
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92 to 95.5
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030