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EN 1.0599 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0599 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.0599 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
13 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0