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S46800 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both S46800 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 76.5 to 81.8
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.3
0 to 0.25