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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6