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S31260 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

Both S31260 stainless steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31260 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200 to 570
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 67.6
95.7 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2