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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303Se Stainless Steel

Both S31260 stainless steel and AISI 303Se stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31260 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 67.6
67.2 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0