S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S4 steel.

UNS S30601 (Alloy 611) Stainless Steel SAE-AISI S4 (T41904) Shock-Resisting Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		20
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.2

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		29

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.65

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 18
Chromium (Cr), %		0.1 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		56.9 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), %		95.2 to 96.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		17 to 18
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		5.0 to 5.6
Silicon (Si), %		1.8 to 2.3

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.013
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.15 to 0.35