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EN 1.6368 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6368 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 330
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 430
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 690
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 650
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 24
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97.2
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040