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EN 1.0034 Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0034 steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 110
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 32
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 380
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 280
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 84 to 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 100
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030