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EN 1.0546 Steel vs. EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0546 steel and EN 1.4434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.0546 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 49
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 99.15
59.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
10.5 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0