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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
22
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
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030