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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
32

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.27
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
94.6 to 96.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
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 0.035