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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
13 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015