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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14