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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5680 Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and EN 1.5680 steel are iron alloys. 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5680 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
93.4 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.8 to 5.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050