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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
430 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015