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EN 1.0546 Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0546 steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0546 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 49
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

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
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 99.15
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
26 to 30
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0