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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1191 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 16 to 29
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015