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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both S31266 stainless steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 590
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 54
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0