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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.4 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15