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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0261 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and EN 1.0261 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0261 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
97.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045