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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T4 steel and S40920 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel and the bottom bar is S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
6.5
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
10.5 to 11.7
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
85.1 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0