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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25