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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316H Stainless Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and AISI 316H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 56
51
Rockwell B Hardness 83
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
62.1 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030