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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and EN 1.5508 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025