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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and EN 1.8870 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 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
410
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
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
95.1 to 100
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050