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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
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 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25