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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15