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Grade TDC Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both grade TDC steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030