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EN 1.1203 Steel vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1203 steel and S42030 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 15
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 780
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 480
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 610
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
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 0.030