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EN 1.4510 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

Both EN 1.4510 stainless steel and EN 1.6781 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4510 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
450
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.9
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0