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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010