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EN 1.1158 Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1158 steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4507 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
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 500
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 310
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015