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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.013