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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 51
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015