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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both S36200 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 4.6
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell C Hardness 25 to 33
55
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 680 to 810
1360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
93.3 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1