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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15