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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 1.7383 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
560 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
460
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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
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