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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. AWS E383

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020