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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
51
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
26 to 28
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010