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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 82% 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030