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EN 1.1203 Steel vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1203 steel and S42010 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 EN 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 15
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 780
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 480
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 610
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
13.5 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
80.9 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030