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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and S42030 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% 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 S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030