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EN 1.5402 Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5402 steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5402 steel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.7
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.040 to 0.080
0