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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5