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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7014 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and EN 1.7014 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 1.7014 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
460 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
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
16 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
97.3 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
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