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EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4107 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4107 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
380 to 450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45 to 50
91 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 570
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.2
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050