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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both S31266 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9254 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Shear Strength, MPa 590
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0.6 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0