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EN 1.0920 Steel vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0920 steel and EN 1.4315 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 1.0920 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 99.08
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0