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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both S31730 stainless steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 78
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
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
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
140
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 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030