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EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4307 stainless steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 320
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 570
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 810
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015