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EN 1.1122 Steel vs. EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1122 steel and EN 1.4011 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1122 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 260
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 460
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 370
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 89
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 360
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.62
82.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025