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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both S39277 stainless steel and EN 1.5402 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S39277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.8 to 64.3
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.23 to 0.33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.040 to 0.080