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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0