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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0215 Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.0215 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0215 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
98.7 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045