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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and AISI 304LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
7.8 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
200 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
83 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
140 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
65 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030