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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7240 Steel

Both S30415 stainless steel and EN 1.7240 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7240 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0.56 to 0.64
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
96.7 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025