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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0599 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.0599 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.0599 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
440

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
96.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15