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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and S35125 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
36.2 to 45.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015