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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0314 Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.0314 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0314 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
24 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
140 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
200 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
320 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
68 to 87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
95 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
99.365 to 99.78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025