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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 83
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015