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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and EN 1.8958 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0