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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0434 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.0434 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
12 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
390 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
250 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
39 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
170 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
98.8 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.65 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0