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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0259 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.0259 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0259 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
96.7 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.020