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EN 1.0034 Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0034 steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 110
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 32
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 380
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 280
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 84 to 210
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 100
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030