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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both S20432 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 81
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030