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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65