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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.5414 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 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250 to 270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050