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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 76
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

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
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6