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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. AISI 410S Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and AISI 410S stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 410S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
83.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
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