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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and S30815 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 S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030