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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and S31730 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is S31730 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
52.4 to 61
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010