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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. S32202 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and S32202 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 S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
69.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010