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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1203 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.1203 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 (3, 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 1.1203 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350
420 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
690 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
340 to 480

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
310 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
97.1 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0