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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both S31803 stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015