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EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4857 stainless steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4857 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 31.4 to 41.7
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010