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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025