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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030