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S31100 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both S31100 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% 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 S31100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 580
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1240
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 69
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0