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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
220 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
340 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
540 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
300 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
51
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 8.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
78 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
240 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.6 to 1.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040