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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0580 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.0580 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
5.6 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
540 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
290 to 450

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
51
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
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
31 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
230 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
97.5 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045