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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
560
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
3.6 to 4.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025