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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and S13800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
290 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
39 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 570
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
12.3 to 13.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
7.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.0080
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0