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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0471 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.0471 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0471 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
97.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010