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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6217 Steel

Both EN 1.4560 stainless steel and EN 1.6217 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4560 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6217 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
96.6 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0.15 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050