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EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4112 stainless steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4112 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.2
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0