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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 84
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030