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S40930 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1121 Steel

Both S40930 stainless steel and EN 1.1121 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40930 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1121 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 89.4
98.8 to 99.63
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.080 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0