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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25