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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040