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EN 1.8945 Steel vs. S43037 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8945 steel and S43037 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8945 steel and the bottom bar is S43037 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 1.4
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 99.5
77.9 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.16
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 1.0