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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015