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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S39277 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 45
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 690
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
23
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2