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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0070 steel and EN 1.4806 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 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
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
1.9

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
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030