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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0214 Steel

Both EN 1.4306 stainless steel and EN 1.0214 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
12 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
330 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
210 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
34 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
120 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
99.17 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025