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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348 Stainless Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and AISI 348 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
63.8 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0