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EN 1.0580 Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0580 steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 620
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 450
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 540
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 100
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030