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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0