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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Both S31730 stainless steel and EN 1.4598 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.2