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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010