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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% 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 S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 56
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020