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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030