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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1040 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 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
79 to 96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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