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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
720
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 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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