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EN 1.0348 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0348 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.0348 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 250
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 99.98
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.040
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0