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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 436 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030