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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both S20433 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5