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EN 1.7338 Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7338 steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.7338 steel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.8
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030