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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4855 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030