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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5636 Steel

Both EN 1.4116 stainless steel and EN 1.5636 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5636 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
94.6 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.050