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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6