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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7213 Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and EN 1.7213 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
96.7 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.040