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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and EN 1.3558 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
45
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 51
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3