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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and EN 1.4550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
64.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015