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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
28

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25