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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both EN 1.4509 stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4509 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15