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EN 1.0596 Steel vs. EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0596 steel and EN 1.4669 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0596 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4669 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 330
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0 to 0.045
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
1.6 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 100
65.2 to 74.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030