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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. Grade TDC Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and grade TDC steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0