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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0426 Steel

Both EN 1.4005 stainless steel and EN 1.0426 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0426 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
97.9 to 99.02
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015