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AISI 441 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 441 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% 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 441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 76 to 82.2
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.5
0