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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020