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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0501 Steel

Both EN 1.4590 stainless steel and EN 1.0501 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4590 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0