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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7336 Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and EN 1.7336 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7336 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
240 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
340 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
310 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
95.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050