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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.4560 stainless steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
1.2 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
3.4 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15