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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9260 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9260 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 9260 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
96.1 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040