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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0434 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.0434 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
390 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
250 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
39 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
98.8 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.65 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0