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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030