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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and S42035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0