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AISI 429 Stainless Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 429 stainless steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 78
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015