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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045