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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. Grade TDC Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and grade TDC steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0