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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 329 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and AISI 329 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 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 329 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
23 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
63.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
2.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030