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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1017 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1110
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
88 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
99.11 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050