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EN 1.0599 Steel vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0599 steel and EN 1.4948 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 27
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.22
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 98.4
66.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
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