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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5