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EN 1.1147 Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1147 steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1147 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 250
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 470
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 370
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 73
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 370
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.25
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030