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EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.4513 stainless steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4513 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.1
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
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), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25