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S30615 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

Both S30615 stainless steel and AISI 308L stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19.5
19.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.3
63.8 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13.5 to 16
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.2 to 4.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030