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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7201 Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and EN 1.7201 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
430 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
96.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025