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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
14.5 to 16.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0