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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030