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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030