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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0314 Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and EN 1.0314 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 EN 1.0314 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 1030 to 1600
320 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
13 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
99.365 to 99.78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0