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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0