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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8959 Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and EN 1.8959 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8959 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
300
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
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
94.9 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17