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EN 1.0590 Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0590 steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1.0590 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0