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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and AISI 409Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 409Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
84.9 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.75
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040