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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 429 Stainless Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and AISI 429 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
81.8 to 86
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030