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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
890
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
78.2 to 82.1
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
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6