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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8