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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5024 Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.5024 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025