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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6308 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and EN 1.6308 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
96.4 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030