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EN 1.0303 Steel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0303 steel and S21460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 84 to 120
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 410
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 320
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 94
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 270
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 16
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 99.335 to 99.71
57.3 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030