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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and S31266 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
34.1 to 46
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5