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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0456 Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.0456 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
24 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210 to 220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
270 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
93 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
220 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
96.7 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050