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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both S44635 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 97% 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
5.5 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5