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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both S32003 stainless steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 27
22
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040