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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015