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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 45
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 690
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030