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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7228 Steel

Both S31260 stainless steel and EN 1.7228 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31260 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 67.6
96.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0