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S43037 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel

Both S43037 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4320 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S43037 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
21 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
370 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
570 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
430 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
480 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.9
95.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 1.0
0