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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.15