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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
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
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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