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EN 1.0254 Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0254 steel and EN 1.4468 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0254 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 100
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.040
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0