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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both S42030 stainless steel and AISI 442 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 32 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 S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.6 to 85
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040