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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and S40930 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2