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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020