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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 470
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030