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R30556 Alloy vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both R30556 alloy and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R30556 alloy and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
17
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
17.5 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 16 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 20.4 to 38.2
57.6 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22.5
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.0010 to 0.1
0