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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
4.8 to 6.0
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