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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W2 Steel

Both EN 1.4104 stainless steel and AISI W2 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants