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EN 1.0481 Steel vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0481 steel and EN 1.4550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.0481 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230

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
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99
64.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0