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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both S40975 stainless steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 81
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0