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S44626 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both S44626 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44626 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 83
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.1 to 74.1
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0