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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and EN 1.4552 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4552 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
63.9 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030