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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 76
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1