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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15