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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015