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EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.4474 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
480
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.1
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035