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S43940 Stainless Steel vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

Both S43940 stainless steel and grade TDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S43940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
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 25
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 82.1
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25