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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and S30615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
13.5 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0