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EN 1.1172 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1172 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1172 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1720
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
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
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 41
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 55
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.18
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030