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EN 1.5918 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5918 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1390
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.6
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030