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EN 1.1121 Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1121 steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 68% 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 1.1121 steel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.63
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015