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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and S32808 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 570
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
27 to 27.9
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
58.1 to 62.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0