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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and EN 1.0038 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045