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EN 1.6311 Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6311 steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6311 steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0