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EN 1.0034 Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0034 steel and EN 1.4008 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 32
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 380
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 280
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 84 to 210
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 100
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025