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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030