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EN 1.0034 Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0034 steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 110
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 32
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 380
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 280
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 84 to 210
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 100
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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 0.015