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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025