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EN 1.6308 Steel vs. S43037 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6308 steel and S43037 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6308 steel and the bottom bar is S43037 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.9
77.9 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0