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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
83.9 to 89.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015