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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel

Both S32906 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 94B17 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 62% 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
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 20
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040