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S32101 Stainless Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both S32101 stainless steel and S31803 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 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 S32101 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 27
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 73.3
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020