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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel

Both EN 1.4378 stainless steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 340
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 550
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
230 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
320 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
220 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
33 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
120 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
13 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
99.245 to 99.67
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025