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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030