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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and S30441 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 88
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
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
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
940
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
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
210
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
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
62 to 71.7
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 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8