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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and EN 1.4621 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0 to 0.030
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 0.015