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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0