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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

Both EN 1.4423 stainless steel and EN 1.4931 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4423 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
11.3 to 12.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.8 to 80.5
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35