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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1527 Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1527 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 1527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
40 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
320 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
82 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
260 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.5
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050