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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and S42035 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 690
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5