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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and AISI 409 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
710
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
84.9 to 89.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75