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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1084 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
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
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050