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EN 1.0225 Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0225 steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 24
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 220
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 500
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 380
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 390
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.21
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.4
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7

Comparable Variants