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SAE-AISI 9255 Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9255 steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 9255 steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5