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S42010 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

Both S42010 stainless steel and EN 1.6958 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42010 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15
1.2 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 80.9 to 85.6
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.85
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0.35 to 0.85
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12