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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.8
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
0.9 to 1.1
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