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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0345 Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and EN 1.0345 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
97.2 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020