Aged Full-hard S46910 Stainless Steel vs. Aged Half-hard S46910 Stainless Steel
Both aged full-hard S46910 stainless steel and aged half-hard S46910 stainless steel are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aged full-hard S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is aged half-hard S46910 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 630 | |
520 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
6.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1020 | |
840 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Rockwell C Hardness | 63 | |
54 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 1410 | |
1130 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2470 | |
1930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 2290 | |
1680 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 540 | |
540 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 810 | |
810 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
55 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 25 | |
25 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 | |
130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 86 | |
67 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 84 | |
66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.5 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
11 to 13 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.5 | |
1.5 to 3.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 76 | |
65 to 76 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |