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EN 1.0426 Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0426 steel and EN 1.4373 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.0426 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 42
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.02
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015