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EN 1.0478 Steel vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0478 steel and EN 1.4482 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.0478 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
420 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
530 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
230 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
690 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.4
66.1 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.4
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0