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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 650
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
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 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0