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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1040 steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030