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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.040