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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Both S32003 stainless steel and S44401 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8