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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and EN 1.5508 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% 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 S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
62 to 74
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025