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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both S42030 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.6 to 85
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35