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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 600
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
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
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 51
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0 to 0.3
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 0.035