UNS S40977 Stainless Steel
Ferritic Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength510MPa
Yield Strength310MPa
Brinell Hardness160HB
Maximum Service Temperature720°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.030%
CR
10.5 to 12.5%
NI
0.3 to 1.0%
MN
0 to 1.5%
SI
0 to 1.0%
N
0 to 0.030%
P
0 to 0.040%
S
0 to 0.015%
FE
83.9 to 89.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
21 %
Fatigue Strength
200 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
76 GPa
Shear Strength
320 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
510 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
310 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
160
Rockwell B Hardness
76
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
390 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
720 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
25 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
6.7 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
10 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.9 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
3.3 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
92 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
250 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
18 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
6.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
27 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
27 MJ/kg 12 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
97 L/kg
Embodied Water
97 L/kg 12 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
S40977UNS S40977 Stainless Steel
Standards
ASTM A240 ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
ASTM A240 ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels, Erich Folkhard et al., 2012 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996
ASTM A959 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels