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EN 1.1132 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1132 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.1132 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 24
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 310
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 490
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 430
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.57
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030