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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0434 Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.0434 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
110 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
12 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
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 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
39 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
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), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
98.8 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025