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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010