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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
5.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3