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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

Both S41041 stainless steel and EN 1.5637 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
410
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 29
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.3 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050