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AISI 308 Stainless Steel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 308 stainless steel and S32950 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 308 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 71
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010