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SAE-AISI 94B30 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 94B30 steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 94B30 steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.1
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.6
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030