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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 12L14 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 12L14 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 270
280 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
64 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
180 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
97.9 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.090
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.26 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0