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S13800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Both S13800 stainless steel and EN 1.5508 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S13800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 480
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 870
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 62
62 to 74
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610 to 1030
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1730
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1580
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1090 to 5490
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 61
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 41
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 58
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12.3 to 13.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.3
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025