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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6523 Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and EN 1.6523 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
510 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
410
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
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0.4 to 0.7
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