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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020