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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5682 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 1.5682 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, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
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 7.9
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 870
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
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 9.5
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0