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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5680 Steel

Both AISI 436 stainless steel and EN 1.5680 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 AISI 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5680 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
93.4 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050