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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030