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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

Both S31803 stainless steel and S31266 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% 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 S31803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 29
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 460
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
34.1 to 46
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5