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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015