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S30815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

Both S30815 stainless steel and EN 1.3940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 68.4
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020