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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040