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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 390
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

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 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
28 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0