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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
65.1 to 72.5
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
10.5 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030