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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 320
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050