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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010