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EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4315 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010