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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
940
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030