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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and S44536 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 82
79
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
72.8 to 80
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8