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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and S35125 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
36.2 to 45.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.25 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0