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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and AISI 440A stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S21904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 51
5.0 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
270 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 620
450 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
78.4 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants