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S41003 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both S41003 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S41003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 89.5
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035