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S43037 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both S43037 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 S43037 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.9
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 1.0
0