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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and S31254 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 57% 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 390
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0