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EN 1.5918 Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5918 steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.5918 steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1390
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 49
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 41
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.6
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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