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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321H Stainless Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and AISI 321H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
65.4 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0