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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0546 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.0546 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 1.0546 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
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 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
95.5 to 99.15
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14