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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0