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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3