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EN 1.7338 Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7338 steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7338 steel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
51
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.8
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010