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EN 1.1203 Steel vs. EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1203 steel and EN 1.4109 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 15
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 780
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 480
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 610
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
80.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015