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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
390 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040