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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. R30556 Alloy

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and R30556 alloy are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1