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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 650
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3