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S43940 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

Both S43940 stainless steel and EN 1.4611 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 33 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 S43940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 82.1
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.2 to 1.0