AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. K93600 Alloy
Both AISI 431 stainless steel and K93600 alloy are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K93600 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 5.0 to 35 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 480 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 280 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 21 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 280 to 2050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 9.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 16 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 34 to 57 |