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EN 1.0580 Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0580 steel and EN 1.4590 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.0580 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 25
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 360
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 450
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 540
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 100
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15