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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and EN 1.0452 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.0452 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
290

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
48
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
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
97.1 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020