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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309S Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and AISI 309S stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 88
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
58.1 to 66
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
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
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