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S40910 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

Both S40910 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1017 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 85 to 89.5
99.11 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.17
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0