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EN 1.1158 Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1158 steel and EN 1.4362 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 24
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 220
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 500
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
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 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015