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EN 1.1158 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1158 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 220
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 40
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 500
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 310
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010