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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both S32803 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S32803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5