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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
25.7 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0