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S31100 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both S31100 stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 S31100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 69
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0