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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020