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S44401 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both S44401 stainless steel and EN 1.0540 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S44401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 75.1 to 80.6
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0