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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S30452 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 690
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
66.3 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030