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EN 1.1181 Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1181 steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1181 steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 260
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 620
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 380
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 380
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.18
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6