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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 51
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030