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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and S30452 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
66.3 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030