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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304H Stainless Steel

Both S31730 stainless steel and AISI 304H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 78
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
66.6 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030