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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. K93603 Alloy

Both S38100 stainless steel and K93603 alloy are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1