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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1147 Steel

Both EN 1.4590 stainless steel and EN 1.1147 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.1147 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
180 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
390 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280 to 370

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
40 to 73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
210 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
98.3 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0