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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
40.3 to 49
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030