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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
1.3 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030