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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 90% 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030