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EN 1.8870 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8870 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8870 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
950
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 2.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.013
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0