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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 16
10

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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
83.8 to 88
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 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030