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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015