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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0