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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. S35115 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and S35115 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S35115 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
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 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
47.6 to 55.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015