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EN 1.0599 Steel vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0599 steel and EN 1.4439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.0599 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 27
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
58.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.15
0