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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S82031 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S82031 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S82031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 22
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
68 to 78.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.14 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050