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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7386 steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015