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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420F Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and AISI 420F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 82% 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 420F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
760
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
82.4 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35