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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380 to 450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
91 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050