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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0259 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.0259 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0259 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
96.7 to 99.98
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020