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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015