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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 86
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030