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EN 1.0580 Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0580 steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 25
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
320 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 620
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 450
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 120
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 540
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 100
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25