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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both S17400 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 440
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030