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S82031 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6311 Steel

Both S82031 stainless steel and EN 1.6311 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6311 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 68 to 78.3
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.24
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020