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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.0308 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
230 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
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 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
98.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045