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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0