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EN 1.0050 Steel vs. EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0050 steel and EN 1.4308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.0050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
65.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030