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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and AISI 309Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 82
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
56 to 66
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 1.1
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