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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6228 Steel

Both EN 1.4568 stainless steel and EN 1.6228 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
96.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
1.3 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050