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EN 1.0434 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0434 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 450
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 540
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.18
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 0.85
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020