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EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and EN 1.5414 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 430
250 to 270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 16 to 21
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 580
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 980
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 790
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1610
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.4
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050