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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5135 Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5135 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5135 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.33 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040