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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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