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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3559 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.3559 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3559 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
500 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
420
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.23
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
97.2 to 98.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
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 0.030