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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

Both S31730 stainless steel and AISI 430F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35