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EN 1.8827 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8827 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.8827 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
13 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0