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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and N08031 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 490
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
52
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010