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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and S32003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 650
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
19.5 to 22.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
68.2 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0