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S82031 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both S82031 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 68 to 78.3
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040