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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9260 Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9260 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 9260 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
96.1 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
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
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040