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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both S42030 stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.6 to 85
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020