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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
51
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010