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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5