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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0