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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0