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EN 1.4607 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1121 Steel

Both EN 1.4607 stainless steel and EN 1.1121 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% 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 1.4607 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1121 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 20.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.6 to 81.4
98.8 to 99.63
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0