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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both S40975 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 290
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5