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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1133 Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.1133 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1133 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 51
19 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
45 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
580 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
320 to 460

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
270 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
96.9 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035