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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030