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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and S32101 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1000
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
13

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
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
640
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
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
67.3 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030