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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 AISI 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6