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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030