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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 56
50
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030