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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
160 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants