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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both S32101 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010