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EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.4412 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
480
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 69
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035