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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 340
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25